A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

The new Ridgely Reserve in Ecuador protects the endangered Red-faced Parrot and supports broader conservation efforts across ...

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

Peter Marra, director of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s (SCBI) Migratory Bird Center, and Brandt Ryder, a research ecologist at SCBI are pioneers in the study of tropical bird ...

The great potoo, a nocturnal bird native to Central and South America, is known for its exceptional camouflage and eerie ...

They were traveling in a flagless boat carrying over 100 tropical birds, including internationally protected species such as white-crowned parrots, golden-capped parakeets, and green-cheeked conures.

Red-crowned parrots, also found in the defendants ... the four Dominican nationals were traveling with more than 100 tropical birds aboard a boat on May 3. They did not have wildlife export ...

Long-lived species decrease their reproduction more than short-lived species in response to lower-than-normal precipitation, and thereby gain a survival advantage, a study finds. Shawna was an editor ...